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With over 43 million views of his TED Talk What Makes A Good Life, psychiatrist Robert Waldinger knows more than most due to his unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction.
What keeps us healthy and happy in life?
If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time?
What is the key to a good life?
These are questions that preoccupy us all and one that the longest and most successful study of happiness ever conducted strives to answer.
In this powerful and important book, directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Waldinger and Marc Schulz, bring together over 80 years of research to reveal the true components of a happy, fulfilled life. Tracking 724 men from teenagers into old age, this remarkable study brings together scientific precision, traditional wisdom, incredible real-life stories and actionable insights to answer this question once and for all.
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The Good Life Synopsis
What is the key to a good life?
It is a question that preoccupies us all and one that the longest and most successful study of happiness ever conducted strives to answer. In this groundbreaking book, directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, bring together over 80 years of research to reveal the true components of a happy, fulfilled life.
The Good Life makes clear that what truly makes a rich and happy life is not synonymous with financial success and achievement, but is rather the result of our relationships. This remarkable work brings together scientific precision, traditional wisdom, incredible real-life stories and actionable insights to prove once and for all that our own wellbeing and ability to flourish is absolutely within our control.
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Robert Waldinger, Marc Schulz Press Reviews
'An outstanding book. It combines the longest and richest study of human lives anywhere with two remarkable authors of extraordinary breadth' Richard Layard, author of Can We Be Happier?
‘This captivating, powerful book shows us scientifically and practically how to define, create and most importantly live the good life’ Jay Shetty
‘In a crowded field of life advice and even life advice based on scientific research, Schulz and Waldinger stand apart’ Angela Duckworth, author of Grit
This is the book we’ve been waiting for. With grace, humor, and scientific rigor, The Good Life challenges our most stubborn assumptions, and proves that the kind of thriving, happy life we all hope for may have been hiding in plain sight all along. It couldn’t have come at a better time -- Guy Raz
In the time of 'social distancing' and a 'loneliness epidemic' understanding the importance of what makes a good life is paramount now more than ever. Both informative and practical, this book is a must read -- Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Fellow of The Society of Experimental Social Psychology
This is the most significant account of one of the most important studies in mental health, conducted and presented by the best clinician scientists in the field ... this book offers unparalleled insight into our nature as people -- Peter Fonagy, Professor of Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science, UCL
Accessible, interesting and grounded in research - it is bound to make a difference in the lives of millions -- Tal ben Shahar
